Reed beds

Reed beds

by | Sep 20, 2016

All the water from baths, showers and sinks comes through our reed bed, which filters and cleans the water, before it passes to our pond. This means it is important to avoid putting any chemicals down the sink, and why we provide ecologically friendly cleaning...
Composting toilet

Composting toilet

by | Sep 19, 2016

Composting toilets Although we do provide a rainwater flush toilet in the cottage, we do also have a dry composting toilet close to the cottage too, which we encourage guests to make use of. Waste is safely composted for 2 years until it is used to fertilise native...
Compost toilets

Compost toilets

by | Jun 29, 2015

Compost toilets Flush toilets account for one third of the typical household’s domestic water usage – water that is usually treated drinkable water. Vast amounts of energy are consumed cleaning the water, and treating the sewage. Dry compost toilets use no...